Best way to remove paint

[Spaceclipper]

What's the best way to remove paint from a model car body -the whole body in order to start over? Easy off , brake fluid? Lacquer thinner and a tooth brush? I'm not happy with how the paint turned out on my latest review subject and would like to remove it all and start over., this time I think with Tamiya spray..

Thanks for the help

Spaceclipper

[Dick Montgomery]

For enamel or lacquer paint I use brake fluid to remove it. No fuss...no muss...works like a charm.

For acyrlic I use windex.

[Mark Aldrich]

I use Easy Off for enamels and I have heard Simple Green works well on Acrylics.

[DBoger]

Go to any autoparts store and pick up a thing of Super Clean degreaser. I use it all the time to strip enamels (also works great for stripping chrome). For Acrylics I use 91% alcohol

[WildBill50]

Don't use lacquer thinner!!! Stupid me just tried doing this without thinking. Turned the paint into a gummy mess and melted the plastic also (must be a little to hot, duh). I just got done reordering the parts that I ruined.

 

Try the other options and learn from the mistakes of others.

 

Bill

[JayMesawitz]

Go to any autoparts store and pick up a thing of Super Clean degreaser. I use it all the time to strip enamels (also works great for stripping chrome). For Acrylics I use 91% alcohol

 

I agree 100% with this suggestion

[dlots1701a]

question got a paint job that look frosted have tried everthing to remove paint nothing has helped any clues

[Mark Deliduka]

Was it frosted because of a flat clearcoat? If so, shoot another coat of gloss clear over it and the frost should go away. It did for me anyway. Then I was able to re-apply the flat clear properly.

[BillD64]

I don't know if you have finished your project yet, but I found using Mr. Muscle (green can) oven cleaner or brake fluid work best on most styrene its. No clue about Resin though

 

 

Bill